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August 1, 2024
Marcus Stoinis is returning to the Durban Super Giants, while the Paarl Royals have traded Dayyaan Galiem to the Joburg Super Kings in exchange for Tabraiz Shamsi.
Jonny Bairstow will join the Joburg Super Kings for the 2025 season, marking his debut in the SA20. The team has also retained key players like Faf du Plessis, Gerald Coetzee, and Donovan Ferreira. Alongside, they have traded Tabraiz Shamsi from Paarl Royals, with Dayyaan Galiem moving in the opposite direction.
The Super Kings will keep their overseas players Moeen Ali, Maheesh Theekshana, and David Wiese, along with local stars Nandre Burger, Lizaad Williams, and Imran Tahir, who were instrumental in their previous season’s Qualifier run. Notable absentees include Reeza Hendricks and Sam Cook. The squad will be expanded at the auction, with Faf du Plessis continuing as captain.
Joburg Super Kings Squad:
Last season’s runners-up, the Durban Super Giants, have announced their squad for the upcoming season. They’ve signed Kane Williamson and Chris Woakes, adding valuable experience to their team. Marcus Stoinis returns as a key player, having been a standout wildcard pick previously. The team has also kept their strong local core, including Heinrich Klaasen, Quinton de Kock, and captain Keshav Maharaj.
Returning international players are Afghanistan’s Naveen-ul-Haq and Noor Ahmad. The local roster features Prenelan Subrayen, Dwaine Pretorius, Jon-Jon Smuts, Wiaan Mulder, Junior Dala, Matthew Breetzke, Jason Smith, and Bryce Parsons.
Durban Super Giants Squad:
For the 2025 SA20 season, the Paarl Royals have retained ten South African players, including captain David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, and Andile Phehlukwayo. They’ve also kept rookie signings Kwena Maphaka and Lhuan-dre Pretorius from the 2024 season.
To make room for these players, the Royals have released Dane Vilas, Evan Jones, Wihan Lubbe, and Ferisco Adams. The squad now includes 11 players, featuring seam-bowling allrounder Dayyaan Galiem.
In the previous season, the Royals reached the Qualifiers but were knocked out after five consecutive losses, including a nine-wicket defeat in the Eliminator against the Super Kings. The new season kicks off on January 9.
“We are delighted to go into the upcoming auction with a very formidable core of capped and uncapped South African players,” Kumar Sangakkara – Royals’ Director of Cricket – said in a press release. “After the disappointment of last season where we faltered towards the latter stages of the tournament, it was important to re-look at the squad and make certain changes.”
Paarl Royals squad
David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Bjorn Fortuin, Andile Phehlukwayo, Mitchell van Buuren, Codi Yusuf, Keith Dudgeon, Nqaba Peter, Kwena Maphaka, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Dayyaan Galiem (Traded in)
MI Cape Town’s announcements were fairly predictable. They have kept Kagiso Rabada and Dewald Brevis through pre-signings and have also retained Rassie van der Dussen, Ryan Rickelton, George Linde, Delano Potgieter, Thomas Kaber, and Connor Esterhuizen.
The team has released Beuran Hendricks, Duan Jansen, Grant Roelofsen, and Neelan van Heerden. “MI Cape Town would like to thank [these] players for their support and contribution over the last 2 seasons and wish them the very best.”
The Sunrisers Eastern Cape, the defending SA20 champions, have added several new players for the upcoming season. They’ve signed South African batter David Bedingham, English opener Zak Crawley, fast bowler Craig Overton, and Dutch allrounder Roelof van der Merwe. You can find more details about their squad here.
India’s ODI captain, Rohit Sharma, has stated that the team’s focus is on beating Sri Lanka in their upcoming series, rather than using it as a chance to experiment for the Champions Trophy. Even though India recently won the T20 World Cup and there’s no ODI World Cup for another three years, Sharma emphasizes that this three-match series is crucial on its own.
While it might seem like a good opportunity to test new strategies, India is determined to win the series. Despite having retired from T20Is and not participating in the recent series, Sharma remains deeply committed to competitive cricket and approaches each match with a strong mindset.
“I dunno’, I feel like I have just been rested from the T20s, like it used to happen in the past,” Rohit said jokingly. “Then there will be a big tournament coming up and we have to get ready for T20 again.”
Sri Lanka’s men’s ODI team isn’t currently among the top sides, having finished ninth in last year’s World Cup and failing to qualify for the upcoming Champions Trophy. However, Rohit Sharma has stated that India is determined to put forth their best performance in the series against Sri Lanka.
“You get asked a lot whether this series is a preparation for the World Cup, or is this a preparation for the Champions Trophy,” he said. “It’s not a practice ground – it’s still an international game. We will keep in our minds what we want to achieve, but this is by no means preparation or practice or anything like that. We want to come here and play good cricket and get something out of the series.
“Of course we want to try everything possible, but when you’re representing the nation the quality of cricket should remain the way it is, and how we’ve played over the last few years. That is more important, rather than thinking about it as a preparation and saying let’s go out and chill in Colombo. We don’t think like that.
“When we play a series and when we play a game, we want to get something out of that. We might tell a bowler: ‘We want something different from you.’ We might tell a batter: ‘This is how we want you to play in the middle overs.’ We want to get something out of the series, but not at the cost of going out there and having no intent or purpose. For me, the standard of Indian cricket is more important.”
Despite their recent successes – runners-up at the ODI World Cup, and one step better in the T20 showpiece – resting on laurels is something the team will avoid as best they can, Rohit said. In modern cricket, the game moves so quickly, you can’t let the opposition steal a march.
“In terms of what we want to do – it’s not just one particular area we’re looking to improve, it’s the overall game. In sports, you can’t just sit happy doing something. You have to keep moving forward, and you have to keep moving up and challenge yourself. There’s always something new to learn when you play a series and when you play a game. Whatever we have done, it was good for that particular time, but time keeps moving forward.”
Katarzyna Nowak is a seasoned writer with over five years of experience in editorial content, news reporting, and cricket sportsbook app reviews. As an author for IPLWin365 (IPL365 News), she combines her deep understanding of the sports betting industry with a passion for cricket, delivering insightful and accurate content that keeps readers informed and engaged.
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